Word: num
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...remember when the game was known as kittenball among Chicago's early devotees. Other things that Patron Wrigley objected to were the unladylike costumes affected by the players and the undignified names their sponsors tagged on them - such as Slapsie. Maxie's Curvaceous Cuties, the Num Num Pretzel Girls, Barney Ross's Adorables and the Dr. Pepper Girls of Miami Beach...
Four times as many motor trucks can be shipped to U.S. armed forces in Australia as are now being shipped, in the same num-ber of vessels. This result could be achieved by shipping the trucks "CKD" (completely knocked down) instead of to the Army's present specifications, which insist that the trucks be practically ready to roll. Boxes containing CKD vehicles are smaller and more tightly filled than those needed for assembled units. Furthermore, smaller packages stow to better advantage in hold or 'tween decks. Such a fourfold flow of trucks is no pipe dream. Detroit motormakers...
Ulcers. There are two main types of ulcers in the digestive tract: 1) those of the duodenum (pronounced du-oh-dee'-num); 2) those of the stomach. For both, a mild, milky diet and a calm, easy life may bring relief. Ulcers of the duodenum may be removed by a surgeon, but usually they return in worse form. Only consolation: duodenal ulcers practically never turn into cancer...